About “Hold it Now Hit it”

“Hold It Now Hit It” is Track 10, and the first single off the Beastie Boys' debut full-length album, Licensed To Ill. The record was released on 6.6.1986 by Def Jam Recordings, a division of CBS/Columbia Records. The track was co-produced by Beastie Boys, engineered by Steve Ett, and mastered by Howie Weinberg.